N97 — Female infertility
Is N97 billable?
No — N97 is a non-billable header code. N97 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 5 billable codes beneath N97.
N97 at a glance
| Code | N97 |
|---|---|
| Description | Female infertility |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of N97, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N97 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Includes
Conditions classified to N97.
- inability to achieve a pregnancy
- sterility, female NOS
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N97, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N97 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under N97? (5)
How long has N97 existed?
N97 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.